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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Migaku Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroaki Fukui, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Paragon Trade Brands, Inc., Federal Way, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
6043852 ; 604358 ; 604367 ; 604369 ; 604373 ;
Abstract
A stretchable absorbent article, such as a diaper, a sanitary product or other absorbent member, comprises a liquid permeable layer, and a liquid impermeable elastic layer stretchably secured to the liquid permeable layer at discrete regions so as to form regions of nonsecurement between the discrete regions of securement. The liquid permeable layer forms corrugations at respective regions of nonsecurement for respectively defining channels between the liquid permeable layer and the liquid impermeable elastic layer. Absorbent material is disposed in selected ones of the channels.